The Technique That Measures the Amount of Harmless Radioactive Glucose

question 92

Multiple Choice

The technique that measures the amount of harmless radioactive glucose used by the brain is called a(n) :

• A) electroencephalogram (EEG).
• B) computerized axial tomography (CT) scan.
• C) functional magnetic resonance imagining (fMRI).
• D) positron emission tomography (PET) scan.

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